This time of year, when many are celebrating the reason for their faith, would be a good time to consider what influence that faith has on political leanings. I suspect some of you, like me, have …
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Larry Hodgden, Tipton
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12/28/22
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Christmas is upon us and it feels important to remember what his life was about. Jesus was born homeless. Does that fact help us to empathize with the homeless today?Jesus and his family escaped with …
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Mark Patton, Wilton
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12/28/22
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Thank you from Matt Fisher
Thank you so much for your participation in the Matt Fisher Benefit, held on May 30, at the Durant Community Center. Whether you volunteered your time, donated an …
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8/12/22
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Congratulations, team!
I don’t usually follow sports unless someone I love very much is in the game, and then I am focused on him or her, but this year’s Wilton High School softball …
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8/4/22
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This infographic, created by writer Paul Graham to accompany his 2008 es- say “How to Disagree,” is an straightfor- ward tool for evaluating the quality of someone’s argument. You can also use …
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Kimberly Sloan
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7/7/22
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Fragile, Handle with Care
This 4th of July as we celebrate our Independence and our freedoms, let us not forget that the history of our great country is one of expanding our democracy, the right …
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6/29/22
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The old saying is true, behind every good man there’s an incredible woman.” - Robert Downey Jr.
This week, you will see a story that I wrote in the lead- up to Father’s Day this …
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Ryan Stonebraker
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6/15/22
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Grassley's new title
Sadly for Iowans, the gun lobby, in April, named Senator Grassley “Leg- islator of the Year,” calling Grassley a "champion of the firearm and ammuni- tion industry …
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6/10/22
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This year, there are 165 days between Memorial Day – the day we honor members of the U.S. military who’ve died while serving our country – and Veterans Day – the day we …
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Kimberly Sloan
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6/2/22
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Michael Franken is a proven leader
You don’t rise to the rank of admiral, commanding a destroyer squadron and an aircraft carrier without demonstrating exemplary leadership skills, not to …
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Submitted by readers
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5/26/22
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Libraries Alive! is a local talk show hosted by Wilton Public Library director Molly Garrett and Musser Public Library director Pamela Collins. A full article about the program, written by by Kathy …
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Kimberly Sloan
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5/25/22
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Governor wants to be Queen Reynolds
Gov. Kim Reynolds recently declared she wanted her own Attorney General and Auditor. Duh? Who wouldn’t want to be a government official who wanted their …
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5/18/22
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